hautes terres

Definitions of hautes terres
  1. noun
    elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
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    types:
    plateau
    a relatively flat highland
    plateau
    flat tableland with steep edges
    terrasse
    a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
    type of:
    levée de terre, élévation
    a raised or elevated geological formation
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